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BioWare has released information on an upcoming DLC pack for Mass Effect 2. The DLC pack, "The Kasumi – Stolen Memory" will contain a new master thief character, Kasumi Goto.  Kasumi can be recruited into Shepard's squad during new missions allowing Kasumi to be used throughout the entire game. "The Kasumi - Stolen Memory" is set to be available sometime in April for 560 MS points on XBL and $7 or 560 BioWare points on the PC. Official Press Release BioWare Unveils New Recruit in Massively Acc

Major Nelson has announced that the once bundled only 250 GB hard drive for the Xbox 360 is now available as of today as a stand alone purchase at you local stores and online at stores like Amazon.com If you are in need of making the upgrade to a bigger hard drive it will cost you $129.99. Offical Press Release via Gamerscore Blog Available in stores today, Xbox 360 introduces the 250GB Hard Drive, which offers more space to store your favorite game and entertainment content.  Available at the

Japan has found a new a way to train employees working at the fast food chain McDonald's, making learning everyday life skills through trail and error and let's not forget common sense, a thing of the past.  Two Nintendo DS's are being given to every McDonald's in Japan nationwide to help train part time employees.  Each DS is fitted with eSmart software that McDonald's is claiming will cut down the amount of time that it takes to train part time employees to 20 hours.    The eSmart software wi

Modern Warfare 2's training level "The Pit" has made the jump from your television screen to real life. A British television show, The Gadget Show, built a complete mock up of the level all the way down to the amount of targets, civilians, and distance it takes to get to each target area.  Why would a television show do this?  To challenge a real life  ex special ops soldier to take on the course while host Jason Bradbury plays the 360 version of "The Pit".  Who do you think won? True/Slant

Back in the 90s, when fighters reined supreme in the arcades, console conversions could only hope to get all the characters and stages to fit on tiny gray cartridges and skippy, easy-to-scratch CDs.  It wasn't until the Dreamcast brought Soul Calibur home  in 1999 that consoles had finally proven to be superior to the arcade version in almost every way, and that spelled the death knell for arcades...at least in the U.S.  Today, Japanese arcades still thrive, but arcades are all but extinct in th

A recent video that showed up on Youtube shows what could be a leaked trailer for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.  I can't confirm or deny the credibility of said trailer, but if it isn't real, it should be.  Take a look: **UPDATE** Looks like it's real.  Here is the official press release: CAPCOM®, MARVEL® LIFT VEIL ON LONG-AWAITED FIGHTING GAME MARVEL® VS. CAPCOM®3: FATE OF TWO WORLDS After a Decade, the Most Iconic Characters in Entertainment Return To Face Off In One of the Most Popular Game Franchis

Since 2001, I’ve been an avid Halo fan, and some might say, a little too addicted to the entire Halo franchise. Luckily, I’ve been fortunate enough to play the Halo: Reach beta before the general public gets access to it via Halo 3: ODST. Strap your boots on; it’s going to be a hell of a ride! Character Customization Once the Reach menu was shining in all of its glory on my TV, I couldn’t think straight what I immediately wanted to do. Customize my character? Matchmaking? The Arena? I nee

In a move that really should surprise no one, Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights to bring a Mass Effect movie to the big screen.  With the success of the game(s), this is no real shocker for anyone.  With the likes of Halo, Bioshock, and rumors in the industry of a God of War film, a game with such a deep story could easily be brought to your local cinema. Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend) has been hired to pen the script.  His work hasn't really impressed me thus far, but with him being a

The much anticipated release date for Halo: Reach has been announced as September 14th (9/15 in Japan).  The pre-order, Limited Edition, and  Legendary Edition bonuses have also been announced.  Check after the break for screens of the new skins. The Legendary Edition will come with the "Flaming Spartan" skins seen below: While the Limited Edition will get the "Elite Officer" armour for the Covanent: And pre-orders will get the "Spartan Recon Helmet" which has some weird looking antenna or sat

There are 3 Deals of the Week this week on Xbox Live and 2 games coming to XBLA. Lazy Raiders, Band of Bugs and Madballs in Babo: Invasion are all reduced from 800 Microsoft Points to 400 this week, while Avatar Wave Snowball Fight is also available for 80 points. Voodoo Dice will be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 MS Points.  However the biggest news this week is the arrival of Doom II on XBLA.  I'm sure this one will come in at 800 MS Points as well, but a price has yet to be confirm

Gamestop has announced their new "PowerUp Rewards" program, which rewards its members for spending money in their stores. Standard membership is free and entitles you to earn points against every dollar you spend, and oddly rewards more for purchasing pre-owned games, accessories and consoles. You get ten points per dollar spent on new items whereas buying pre-owned or trading-in will net you twenty points. The PowerUp card also gives you access to giveaways, exclusive news, offers and even

After finishing the Green Day: Rock Band demo the above picture shows the standard Rock Band bass, drum, guitar, and mic icons, but as you can see there is also what appears to be a piano icon. What does this mean for the franchise?  What will the set list look like for the next game?  Only time will tell, but I think Stevie Wonder (Better than has been previously done with this one hopefully), Ray Charles, Elton John, and other great pianist could easily make their way in to the music gaming fr

Sony and HBO are announcing a partnership to put HBO TV Shows on the PSN Video Store.  This will join the Starz and Showtime programming that is already on the store currently. As you may know, HBO has their own download service and to curb any issues the PSN store may cause to that business model, shows will only become available when the DVDs are released.  DVD releases are typically a year after the original airing of the shows.  Shows will run about $2.99 per episode and will kick off with H

This is somewhat a viral set of games released for Star Wars Force Unleashed 2.  There are 3 mini games (With more to come) to play and 1 audio clip.  I'll leave the speculation up to you guys to determine what the videos and audio mean.  Take a look at the countdown clock and underneath that you can click to find the "games". http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed2/cloningtank/

Capcom released a few great HD screencaps from the highly anticipated 3rd installment of the Marvel Vs Capcom series.  Take a look: [imagebrowser id=1]

With so much going on at E3 this week, I’m going to try and cover as much as I possibly can, which is no small feat.  I will miss some things, I’ll guarantee you that.  Head over to the forums and post about anything I missed, or to discuss what I’ve listed.  I won’t cover everything in depth, but I will hit the major announcements.  Let’s get started: Microsoft finally announced the real name for Project Natal, Kinect.  They showed Kinect Sports, a few fitness games, a Sonic game, a Forza ga

Fans of motion capture sensors and cute little fuzzy animals that obey your every command can now rejoice. Major Nelson has confirmed the price and bundle for the upcoming Wii-box. Whoops I mean Kinect. On November 4th 2010, Xbox 360 users can get their hands on the Kinect for the price of $149.99. Included with the purchase of Kinect is Kinect Adventures. If that was not enough to blow everyone’s minds, there will also be a Kinect Holiday Bundle coming out for the holiday season. This bundl

Just a friendly reminder for all of you lancer loving, shotgun using Gears player's out there. From July 22 until July 25 at 8:00 pm est, Gears of War 2 is running the 20x multiplayer XP event.  The event started over Epic Game's Rob Fergusson's tweet on Twitter where he stated that the more followers he gained, the more XP players would receive during the weekend of Comic-Con.  He received over 11,000 new followers after that tweet. The 20x XP multiplier is for every multiplayer mode available

Here are the additions to the Xbox Live Marketplace for the week of July 18th incase you missed it. Deal of the Week Assassin's Creed II Sequence 12: Battle of Forli - 400 MS points Sequence 13: Bonfire of the Vanities - 240 MS points Sequence 13: Bonfire of the Vanities and Secret Locations - 240 MS points Da Vinci's Flying Machine - 160 MS points Guard Armor - 240 MS points Avatar Items Avatar Marketplace Halo Reach T-Shirt - 80 MS points (male and female) Headshot T-Shirt - 80 MS points (mal

These days it seems like companies will do anything to squeeze a buck out of gamer's already tight pockets.  With limited edition console themed versions of video games releasing to answer every fanboys undying pleasure, it appears that video game themed consoles bundles are beginning to take the place of limited and special edition versions of video games.  Are these overpriced bundled consoles swaying the gamer's opinions to buy not only the game, but the console or more importantly are gamers

Have you ever wondered what would happen if characters from your favorite games ever crossed paths with each other? The creative minds behind Beat Down Boogie have decided to provide us an answer to that very question. Hilarity, boobs, and plenty of action occur when Ghost from Modern Warfare 2 and Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series meet up.

"I usually don't think about it. I know I probably play a few games that people like my parents may find offensive, but it really doesn't bother me. I just play them for what they are meant for... entertainment. Now while I can see many games that are debated by people as being offensive, media and other really don't mention the fact that these things deemed "offensive" can be avoided. In Mass Effect, you can avoid the sex scene, and in Modern Warfare 2, opt out of playing the airport mission, o

Jack Scalici with 2K Games gives an overview of the game and answers a few questions about their upcoming sequel to Mafia. [audio:http://www.gamercide.org/wp-content/uploads/mafiaIIdevcall.mp3|titles=Mafia II Developer Call]

"The problem was, the Spartans couldn't take their fight into space.  Every minor victory on the ground turned into a major defeat in orbit. Soon there would be no more colonies, no human settlements-and nowhere left to run...." -Eric Nylund "The Fall of Reach" One of the most epic series in video game history is set to reach a conclusion on September 14, 2010.  Halo: Reach follows Noble Team as they battle the Covenant on planet Reach.  The fate of those on Reach are already known and for t

What will the chicken do?  Will he rise up and lead a rebellion or fall into the hands of his hunter and become dinner?